How do women fare in internal labour markets? Evidence from the Australian and British banking industries

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-363

  Buttigieg, Donna ^a   Walsh, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84992806378     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002218560004200302     Document Type: Article

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